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The Mary Lincoln enigma : historians on America's most controversial First Lady
- Title
- The Mary Lincoln enigma : historians on America's most controversial First Lady / edited by Frank J. Williams and Michael Burkhimer ; with an epilogue by Catherine Clinton.
- Publication
- Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2012.
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- xi, 376 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction / Frank J. Williams -- There's something about Mary: Mary Lincoln and her siblings / Stephen Berry -- Mary Lincoln, race, and slavery / Brian Dirck -- Life at Eighth and Jackson / Richard Lawrence Miller -- "An unladylike profession": Mary Lincoln's preparation for greatness / Kenneth J. Winkle -- William H. Herndon and Mary Todd Lincoln / Douglas L. Wilson -- "I am so fond of sightseeing": Mary Lincoln's travels up to 1865 / Wayne C. Temple -- Fashion plate or trendsetter? / Donna McCreary -- The reports of the Lincolns' political partnership have been greatly exaggerated / Michael Burkhimer -- A psychiatrist looks at Mrs. Lincoln / James S. Brust -- "I miss Bob, so much": Mary Lincoln's relationship with her oldest son / Jason Emerson -- Mary Lincoln among the novelists: fictional interpretations of the First Lady / Richard W. Etulain -- "I look too stern": Mary Lincoln and her image in the graphic arts / Harold Holzer -- Epilogue: the compelling Mrs. Lincoln / Catherine Clinton.
- Call Number
- IBM 12-6265
- ISBN
- 9780809331246 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0809331241 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2011037896
- OCLC
- 749855433
- Title
- The Mary Lincoln enigma : historians on America's most controversial First Lady / edited by Frank J. Williams and Michael Burkhimer ; with an epilogue by Catherine Clinton.
- Imprint
- Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2012.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Williams, Frank J.Burkhimer, Michael, 1973-
- Research Call Number
- IBM 12-6265